You only have to look up to see some of the most interesting design elements in new Chicago-area homes and multifamily developments, as interior designers and architects increasingly use the ceiling as a canvas to add depth and dimension to a space.  With a number of clients creating beautiful statement ceilings as part of recent projects, Taylor Johnson pitched this current design trend to the Chicago Tribune. Read the resulting story here for insights from Morgante Wilson Architects on using the “fifth wall” to add dimension and personalization to a space, and view a gallery of images including Morgante Wilson projects and Related Midwest‘s One Bennett Park.

At the Atworth at Mellody Farm, a luxury rental community in Vernon Hills, Morgante Wilson Architects finished this resident lounge ceiling with a polished Venetian plaster as a backdrop for an industrial-style light fixture.